Fra Noi Embrace Your Inner Italian
Our Good Vibes feature spotlights websites, blogs, videos and podcast from around the world that celebrate Italy’s inimitable spirit. If you have a favorite online …
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A preview of music, film, theater, dance and more
East meets West The upcoming Lyric Opera production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” offers a uniquely Eastern take on this timeless tragedy of a doomed geisha …
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Annual treasure trove
With spring and summer upon us, I thought I’d write about Roseland’s Little League. However, once I got into researching my collection of Calumet Index …
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Double your Italian fun!
General Italian Pronunciation Although Italian is a phonetic language, with words that are easily sounded out by the letter, the correct syllable to stress often …
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Debut feature explores contradictions in sports
Giulio Bertelli’s debut feature, “Agon,” was selected for the Museum of Modern Art’s annual New Directors/New Films festival. The 55th edition took place at MoMA in New …
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Citizenship papers contain troves of information
Today I would like to talk about citizenship. A hot button topic to be sure, but for genealogists, the documents filed for citizenship can be …
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Sicily beckons with tax breaks
For many Italian Americans, Sicily is more than just a place on the map. It is family stories, recipes passed down through generations, black-and-white photographs …
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Three cheers for Dramamine!
Midway to Italy on the Saturnia in July 1960, my mother was still enjoying her first respite from household chores in more than a decade, …
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